Price marking device



Patented Sept. 2Q), ldt

'inane ser orric CL'EB'ENS RHLFES, OF SAN FCISCO, CALIFORNIA rnion eine nnvrcn Application tiled September 29, 1930.. Serial No. 485,121.

My invention relates to improvements in price marmng devices wherein a. mounting member is provided with a plurality of strips each having price marking characters thereon 5 and foldable to expose a desired character strips having characters on both sides thereof` may be folded to expose a desired character on either side in upright position.

Another object is to provide an improved price marking device adording a wide range of adjustment and which will facilitate the adjustment to display a desired price.

A further object is to provide an improved device of' the character described of extremely simple, compact and economical construction, which issimple and ecient in opera- 3@ tion, and which is attractive in appearance.

A still further object is to provide an improved article embodying improved details of construction and arrangement.

ll accomplish these and other objects by means of the improved device disclosed in the drawings forming a. part of the present application wherein like characters of reference are used to designate similar parts 4@ throughout the specification and drawings,

and in which Fig. 1 is a front elevation of my improved price marking device, parts being broken away;

ce Fig. 2 is a perspective view oflthe device,

showing the manner in which the strips are' arranged to be folded;

l ig. 3 is a transverse section of the device; an

Figs. 4r, 5, and 6 are diagrammatic views 5o showing various ways in which each strip may be folded to expose variouscharacters.

Referring to the drawings, the numeral 1 is used to designate in general s. mounting member having an opening 2 in the front 55 thereof and provided with a plurality of Ifoldable strips 3 having price marmng characters 4 thereon.

The mounting member 1 is formed from card-board, or other suitable .materiaL and no preferably consists of a back member, an intermediate member, and a front member secured in proximate relation, and designated in Fig. 3 by the reference characters la, 1b, and 1, respectively. The intermediate memc; ber has an opening 2a, preferably rectangular in form, covered across the back by the back member la. The opening 2 of the front member 1c substantially matches with the opening 2, but the edges of the front member 1c are 7o extended to overhang the ge. t 2 upon opposite sides of the opening, as at 5, thereby forming recesses between the front and back members along the edges of the opening 2. The mounting member 1 may of course be 75 made of any desired size or shape, and the front may be decorated in any desired manner to present an attractive appearance or form of advertising display.

rEhe strips 3 are formed from pa r or so other suitable material and are attac ed at one end upon the mounting member by any convenient securing means. The strips 3 are folded upon transverse lines of fold d into a plurality of panels of equal length, v each panel having a character upon the front and back thereof. The panel nearest the attached end of each strip is provided with a transverse fold 7 approximately midway of its length, and no character 4 is provided 90 vupon this panel. The characters upon the front side of the strips 3 are arranged in normal vupright position with the top of each character disposed toward the attached end \5 of its strip. The characters upon the back,

of the strips 3 are disposed in the opposite d1- rection so that the to of eachcharacter will be disposed toward t e. free end of its'strip, the characters upon opposite sides of each panel thereby belng disposed in opposite relation. The .characters 4 upon certain of the strips consist of numerals arranged successively from the attached end upon the front of said strips, and upon the backs of the strips fromthe free end toward the'at-v '25 Vby the overhan'ng edges 5 of the front member 1 where the folded strips arev held flat within the recess formed by the opening 2. In folding the strips, the several panels are foldable in either direction upon the lines of fold `6 whereby the panels may be folded in zig-za fashionto expose a desired character. en a strip has been folded in desired manner, the ends of the folded strip are inserted under the overhanging edges 5 0f the front member.

As certain figures will be inverted relative to others and to the mountin member, the folded strip must be inserte in a position such that the character will be disposed in upri ht position relative to the mounting mem er. This is accomplished b means of the blank panel and its 1ntermed1ate fold 7 Thus, when the desired character is normally dlsgiosed in upright position when the strip Ais olded to expose that character, the blank panel is folded and doubled back upon itself upon the fold 7, as indicated in Figs. 3 and 4 of the drawings, thereby permitting the ends of the folded strip to be inserted under the edges 5 in the relation shown in Fig. 3. When the position of the character is reversed, the blank panel is extended to its full length and the remaining portion of the strip is folded upwardl to match with the blank panel as lndicate in Figs. 5 and 6. The manner of folding each strlp of course varies accordin to the panel and character to be expose Thus, the strip may be folded in straight zigzag manner as shown in Fi 4 and 5, or one or more of the panels 'may bis tween other anels, as indicated in Fig. 6. As the strip 1s readily foldable in either direction-.along the lines of fold 6, anypanel may be selected at will and the remalnin panels are folded in back of the selected pan interfolded bein the most convenient manner, `and the blank panel extended or doubled to dispose the displayed character in upright manner.

AThe several strips are disposed side by side within the opening of the mounting members so that the several characters are readable together to designate a price. The folded st'rips are normally retained in operative displayed position, as indicated in Figs. l and 3. When a strip is to be adjusted to display a different character, the desired strip 1s withdrawn from engagement by the overhanging edges 5 and extended, as indicated VinFig. 2. Openin s 8 are formed in the back member 1n where y the folded strips may be engaged and displaced from the backing members as desired, an opening 8 prefer,- ably being formed in back of each strip so that any one strip may be displaced without A 1. A price marking device comprising a i mounting member having an opening in the front thereof; a plurality of strips each attached at one end to the mounting member andV having transverse folds at regularly spaced points to form a plurality of panels having rice marking characters thereon, the panels, ing foldable in either direction upon the transverse folds into superimposed matching relation, with a desired character exposed upon the outermost panel, and the folded strlps being insertable into operative positions within the opening; and means to engage the ends of the folded panels to retainl the same within the opening.

2. A price marking device comprising a mounting member having an opening in the front thereof a plurality of strips each attached at one end to the mounting member and having transverse folds at regularly spaced points to form a plurality of panels havingprice markin characters thereon, the panels being folda le in either Adirection upon the transverse folds into superimposed matching relation, with a desired character exposed upon the/outermost panel, and the folded strips being insertable into operative positions within the opening; and flanges upon the mounting member to form recesses at opposite edges of the opening to engage the ends ofthe folded panels to normally retain the same within the opening.

3. A price marking device comprising a mounting member having an opening in the front thereof and having recesses along opposite sides of the opening; 'a plurality of strips each attached at one end to the mounting member and having transverse folds at regular intervals to form a plurality of pans .els of equal length, the panel nearest .the attached end of the strip having a. transverse fold midway of thelength thereof, and the other panels having price designating characters thereon, the panels being foldable in l mounting member having an opening in the front thereof and having recesses along opposite sides of the opening; a plurality of strips each attached at one end to the mounting member and having transverse folds at regular intervals to form a plurality of panels of equal length, the panel nearest the attached end of the strip having atransverse fold midway of the length thereof, and the other pan.

els having price designating characters thereon, the panels being foldable in either direction upon the transverse folds in zig-zag manner to present a panel having a desired character in exposed position, and theinnermost panel being foldable upon its transverse fold to invert the position of the character bearing panels relative to the bacmng. mein-I ber, the ends of the folded panels being iiisertable into the recesses at opposite sides of the opening to normallyretain the panels in operative position Within the opening; and openings in the back of the mounting mein- .bers whereby the folded panel strips may be engaged and pressed outwardly from engagement with the recesses.

5. A price marking` device comprising a mounting member having a recess in the front thereof; a front piece mounted upon the front of the mounting member and having edges overhanging the recess ot said mount 'ing member; a plurality of strips havingv price designating characters thereon and each foldable upon transverse lines of fold to expose adesired character, the strips being attached at one end upon the backing member in proximate parallel relation, and the ends of the folded strips being insert-able under the overhanging edges of the front meinber to normally retain the strips in operative price displaying positions within thereoess.

6.. A price marking device comprising a mounting member having a recess in the front thereof; a front piece mounted upon the front of the mounting member and having edges overhanging the recess of said mounting member; a plurality of strips having price designating characters thereon and each foldable upon transverse lines of fold to expose a desired character, the strips being attached at one Vend upon the backing member in proximate parallel relation, and the ends of the folded strips being insertable under the overhanging edges of the front member to normally retain the strips in operative price displaying positions within the recess; and openings formed in the back of the mounting members in back of each folded 7. A price marking device comprising a mounting consisting of a back member; an intermediate member attached to the back member and having an opening spaced from the edges thereof and covered across the back by the back member; a front member attached across the front of the intermediate member operative price displaying position with' desired character of each strip expos4 through the opening in the front member. E

8. 1n a price marking device, the combination with a backing member having an opening in the front thereof, of a plurality of strips attached at one end upon the backing member and foldable for insertion into displaying positions Wit-hin the opening, each strip having price marking characters spaced longitudinally therealong upon each side of the strip, said strips being foldable upon transverse lines of folds defining panels of equal length, each bearing a character on both sides thereof, and the panel nearest the attached end of each strip being foldable upon a transverse fold midway between its ends whereby the folded strips may be inserted to display a desired character carried strips attached at one end upon the backing member and foldable for insertion into displaying positions within the opening, each strip having price marking characters spaced longitudinally therealong upon each side of the strip, said strips being oldable upon transverse lines of folds defining panels of equal length, each bearing a character 0n both sides thereof, and the panel nearest the attached end of each stri being foldable upon a transverse fold mi Way between its ends whereby the folded strips may be in` serted to display a desired character carried on either side of the strip in upright position; and means upon the backing member to receive and engage the ends of the folded strips.

In Witness whereof, I hereunto set my Slgnature. y

CLEMENS RHLFES. 

